Environmental Manager Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JOB SUMMARY

The Safety and Training Manager’s primary responsibility is to ensure employees are trained to perform their jobs safely, correctly, and consistently. This hands-on position leads workplace safety and employee training across Mama Lola’s LLC’s two Phoenix facilities, including production, warehouse operations, the company truck fleet, and heavy industrial equipment.

The Manager develops practical training programs, identifies and corrects hazards, prevents injuries, and works with supervisors to reinforce safe work practices every day. Success requires a consistent presence on the production floor, clear instruction, verification of employee competency, and follow-through on corrective actions.

The position partners with Operations, Maintenance, Human Resources, and Quality to coordinate new-hire orientation, job-specific instruction, refresher training, and supervisor coaching. It also manages supporting environmental, health, and safety programs and compliance activities.

This full-time, on-site position reports directly to Raul Aguilar, Vice President of Operations & Engineering. The Manager has a direct reporting and escalation line to Tony Murrey, President, for serious safety concerns, imminent hazards, or significant risks that remain unresolved through normal management channels.

The Manager has authority to stop work presenting immediate danger and coordinate safe resumption of operations.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES — EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND WORKPLACE SAFETY

Employee Training and Competency

• Lead a structured employee training program covering new-hire orientation, job-specific instruction, safe equipment operation, refresher training, and retraining when needed.
• Partner with department leaders to establish training requirements for each position and maintain a training matrix identifying required instruction, completion status, and renewal dates.
• Develop clear training materials, checklists, and practical demonstrations appropriate for employees’ language and literacy needs.
• Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance to ensure employees receive instruction and demonstrate competency before independently performing assigned tasks or operating equipment.
• Verify training effectiveness through observation, hands-on demonstrations, and follow-up assessments; address gaps with additional coaching or retraining.
• Coach supervisors and designated trainers on consistent instruction, documenting competency, recognizing hazards, and reinforcing safe work practices.
• Deliver and coordinate training across multiple shifts, including when equipment, processes, procedures, or job assignments change.
• Coordinate with Quality on food safety, sanitation, and related training to ensure employees receive consistent instruction.
• Maintain accurate training records, qualification documentation, and certification tracking, and notify responsible leaders of overdue requirements.

Hazard Prevention and Safe Work Practices

• Maintain a regular presence in production and warehouse areas to observe work, engage employees, identify hazards, and reinforce safe practices.
• Conduct inspections, job hazard analyses, and risk assessments across both facilities and shifts.
• Develop, implement, and monitor safety procedures for machine guarding, lockout/tagout, powered industrial trucks, electrical hazards, chemical handling, personal protective equipment, ergonomics, and fall prevention.
• Address hazards involving fryers, ovens, hot oil, steam, conveyors, packaging machinery, sanitation equipment, warehouse traffic, and heavy industrial equipment.
• Work with supervisors to correct unsafe conditions and practices promptly; assign corrective-action owners and deadlines and verify completion.
• Exercise stop-work authority for imminent danger, document concerns, and verify that appropriate controls are in place before work resumes.
• Promote prompt reporting of hazards, injuries, and near misses, and follow up with employees and supervisors on identified concerns.
• Integrate safety reviews and employee training into equipment installations, commissioning, facility changes, and process modifications before startup.

Incident Prevention, Investigation, and Accountability

• Investigate injuries, near misses, vehicle incidents, and property damage to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Translate investigation findings into practical improvements to equipment, procedures, supervision, and training.
• Track training completion, competency gaps, recurring hazards, incidents, and corrective-action status.
• Provide regular reports to Operations and executive leadership on significant risks, safety performance, overdue training, and unresolved corrective actions.
• Hold responsible leaders accountable for completing assigned safety and training actions, escalating overdue or unresolved issues when necessary.
• Escalate serious safety concerns, imminent hazards, or significant unresolved risks directly to the President when warranted.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES — EHS PROGRAM SUPPORT

• Maintain safety policies, standard operating procedures, inspection records, incident documentation, and corrective-action logs.
• Monitor applicable OSHA/ADOSH and environmental requirements; coordinate audits, inspections, regulatory responses, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Maintain OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 injury and illness records, ensure timely completion of required documentation, and coordinate applicable regulatory reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
• Oversee fleet-related safety practices for company trucks, including driver safety expectations, training coordination, inspections, incident review, and collaboration with Human Resources and Operations to support applicable DOT/FMCSA compliance requirements.
• Maintain emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures; coordinate employee instruction, drills, and response readiness.
• Coordinate environmental practices involving waste handling, spill prevention and response, and applicable permits and reporting.
• Investigate environmental incidents and coordinate corrective actions with responsible departments.
• Partner with Human Resources on workers’ compensation documentation and safe return-to-work processes.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• At least three years of progressive experience in workplace safety, employee training, or EHS within manufacturing, industrial operations, or a comparable environment, including direct responsibility for safety programs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver practical employee training, evaluate understanding, and verify job competency.
• Experience managing hazard assessments, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of occupational safety requirements and industrial hazard controls.
• Ability to coach employees and supervisors, communicate clear expectations, and address unsafe conditions with sound judgment and follow-through.
• Strong organizational skills, including maintaining training records, tracking deadlines, and reporting performance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry course completion, or completion within 90 days of hire. This course provides foundational safety awareness and does not replace job-specific safety training.
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Documented qualifications to train and evaluate powered industrial truck (forklift) operators.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in food manufacturing, high-speed packaging, or multi-shift operations.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication and training skills.
• Experience developing job-specific training programs, qualification checklists, or train-the-trainer programs.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification strongly preferred for leadership of safety programs across both facilities.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification preferred as an alternative for candidates working toward CSP certification.
• Practical train-the-trainer education or formal instructor-development training, especially in hands-on employee instruction and supervisor coaching.
• Experience with facility expansion, equipment commissioning, fleet safety, or environmental compliance programs.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and auditing Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, machine guarding programs, and other industrial equipment safety protocols.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods, inspect active production and warehouse areas, and access equipment safely.
• Ability to conduct hands-on training and observe employees performing assigned tasks.
• Ability to work around noise, heat, moving machinery, industrial vehicles, and other manufacturing conditions.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position works on-site across two manufacturing and warehouse facilities. Regular presence on the production floor and in warehouse areas is essential. Schedule flexibility may be required to support multiple shifts, employee training, emergency response, and incident investigations.

The role includes regular exposure to operating manufacturing equipment and activity involving industrial vehicles and the company truck fleet.

All Mama Lola’s employees must follow company food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety requirements. Mama Lola’s LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Have you developed employee training and verify job competency?
• Have you managed hazard assessments, incident investigations and corrective actions?
• Have you trained/certified Forklift Operators?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• EHS: 3 years (Required)
• Food safety: 3 years (Required)

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• OSHA 30 Industrial Course Completion (Required)
• First Aid/CPR/AED Certification (Required)
• Certified Safety Professional (Preferred)
• Associate Safety Professional (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Phoenix, AZ 85040 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person